Addis Ababa massacre memorial service – in pictures

The Addis Ababa massacre or Graziani massacre, in which 20,000 to 30,000 Ethiopians were killed by Italian occupying forces on 19 February 1937, is commemorated at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Ethiopian capital

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Ethiopian war veterans attend a memorial service commemorating the anniversary of the Addis Ababa massacre
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Tue 20 Feb 2018 04.00 EST
Last modified on Sun 4 Mar 2018 07.44 EST

Two Ethiopian war veterans sporting military regalia walk down a path during a memorial service in Addis Ababa commemorating the massacre

Marshal Rodolfo Graziani was one of Benito Mussolini’s commanders in the Italian colonial wars in Libya and Ethiopia before and during the second world war. He ordered the three-day massacre after an attempt on his life